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Table 8. Child Support Award Status and Inclusion of Health Insurance
Benefits to Custodial Parents in 1995 by Selected Character-
istics and Gender
(Numbers in thousands)
Child supp agreed to or awarded 3/
-Health insur- -Health insur- -Not awarded--
in award 4/ not in award child support
Absent Absent Absent
parent parent parent
provided provided provided
Total Total Total health Total health Total health
CUSTODIAL FATHERS
Total 2105 844 400 144 376 43 1261 252
Standard error 116 73 51 30 49 17 90 40
Marital Status
Married 494 200 113 30 77 2 293 53
1st marriage 64 21 8 0 13 0 44 8
Divorced remarried 427 180 106 30 64 2 247 45
Divorced 961 362 194 79 143 25 599 127
Separated 273 89 25 12 45 7 184 46
Widowed 1/ 47 22 19 5 3 0 25 3
Never married 330 171 49 17 108 9 160 23
Race/Hispan Origin
White 1641 672 363 125 255 35 969 216
White,not Hispan 1442 606 346 123 213 31 835 185
Black 387 149 28 15 107 4 238 23
Hispanic Origin 2/ 214 70 16 1 46 4 145 30
Age
15 to 17 years 12 6 0 0 6 0 6 0
18 to 29 years 233 98 28 14 56 7 135 27
30 to 39 years 850 373 173 57 171 8 476 127
40 years and over 1011 367 199 73 143 29 644 98
Educ Attainment
Less than H.S. grad 421 221 58 6 138 12 201 25
H.S. grad (or GED) 824 305 158 65 123 10 519 93
Some college--no deg 416 165 86 31 75 11 251 63
Associate 152 60 32 10 16 0 92 16
Bachelor or more 292 93 67 32 24 10 199 56
Child supp agreed to or awarded 3/
-Health insur- -Health insur- -Not awarded--
in award 4/ not in award child support
Absent Absent Absent
parent parent parent
provided provided provided
Total Total Total health Total health Total health
CUSTODIAL FATHERS
Number Own Kids
Present From
Absent Parent
One 1378 487 224 85 219 30 890 195
Two 559 271 132 45 121 11 288 43
Three 118 56 24 3 32 2 62 14
Four or more 50 30 20 10 4 0 20 0
Work Experience
Worked 1896 726 352 132 313 41 1170 230
Full-time,Y/R 1498 592 296 99 242 31 906 190
Did not work 209 118 47 11 63 1 91 22
Prog Participa-
tion in 1995
One or more programs 372 166 46 17 104 12 207 34
Medicaid 185 92 26 11 59 5 93 8
Food Stamps 279 123 32 7 76 4 156 19
Pub Housing
or Rent Subsidy 100 35 4 0 24 3 65 12
AFDC or ADC 86 44 7 1 30 0 42 5
Gen Assistance
or Other Welfare 17 11 4 3 6 0 7 0
Universe: People 15 years and older with own children under 21 years
of age present from an absent parent as of spring 1996.
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